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US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held three hours of closed-door talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday.
Key takeaways
- Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a three-hour closed-door meeting with Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday
- The talks were constructive, extremely frank, and covered economic issues and potential major, mutually beneficial Russian-American projects
- Zelensky is ready for a substantive conversation
- The talks addressed the root causes of the conflict and noted tangible advances of the Russian army in the combat zone
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held three hours of closed-door talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday. Russian presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov described the discussions as constructive and frank, noting they covered economic issues and potential joint projects alongside the Ukrainian conflict. Following the Moscow meeting, the envoys are preparing for talks in Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed readiness for a substantive conversation.
The meetings signal a direct US-led diplomatic effort to negotiate an end to the conflict.
In their words
“constructive, extremely frank”
“The talks were not limited to an exchange of views on resolving the Ukrainian crisis - economic issues and potential major, mutually beneficial Russian-American projects were discussed in considerable detail”
By the numbers
- 3h
- Duration of the closed-door talks in Moscow
- 1/5
- Approximate portion of Ukrainian territory controlled by Russia
How it unfolded
- Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
- US envoys held three-hour closed-door talks in Moscow
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Common questions
- What happened with US envoys?
- Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a three-hour closed-door meeting with Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at Bbc World.
